An entire and complete history, political and personal, of the Boroughs of Great Britain together with the Cinque Ports in Two Volumes. [complete]
by Oldfield, Thomas Hinton Burley
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: B. Crosby, 1794. 2 volumes-complete. xiii, 435; iv, 484pp; errata, table. Contemporary full leather. Front boards of each volume attached only by cords, leather rubbed, front hinges cracked. Each volume with the armorial bookplate of Michael Morrah (surgeon b1771 d1839), volume 2 with a prev owner name written on front blank. Page edges toned, minor foxing to prelims, early news clipping tipped in to vol 2. Originally published in 1793 in 3 volumes, this second edition in 2 volumes has been corrected. History of the boroughs presented in alphabetical order from Bedfordshire to Wiltshire; followed by a History of the Cinque Ports, Welch Boroughs (sic), Scotland/Scotch Boroughs... Second Edition, Corrected & Improved.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 052703
- Title
- An entire and complete history, political and personal, of the Boroughs of Great Britain together with the Cinque Ports in Two Volumes. [complete]
- Author
- Oldfield, Thomas Hinton Burley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Second Edition, Corrected & Improved.
- Publisher
- B. Crosby
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1794
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Great Britain England Boroughs Politics Cinque Ports Counties History England Geography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Early Editions - Pre 1801; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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